2026 British Open First-Round Leader Pick and Score Prediction at Royal Birkdale

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You can find my best bets to win this week's British Open in my full betting preview, but it's always good to have some bets locked in that are only for the opening round. It will help us wake up and put on a cup of coffee early Thursday morning while the best golfers in the world are teeing it up across the pond.

2026 British Open First-Round Leader Pick and Score Prediction at Royal Birkdale

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